2017 Week 10 Photos

2017 Week 10 Photographs 

By Corey Lablans Photography

(41^st Week, Year 4 – 1379 days – 1 missed) 

2017 03 06 – An eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) stops for a moment to stare at the camera while at the Lemoine Point Conservation Area.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f6.3 1/200^th I.S.O. 800) 

2017 03 07 – A stir-fry that I made for dinner. Broccoli is high in vitamin C and originates from the Mediterranean.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @24mm f4 1/80^th I.S.O. 200 w SB800)

2017 03 08 – This is either a young pitch pine (Pinus rigida) or white pine (Pinus strobus) at Parrott’s Bay Conservation Area off Taylor Kidd Boulevard.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @330mm f5.3 1/500^th I.S.O. 400)

2017 03 09 – Snow flies through the air as a black capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) perches on a branch at the Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. There are 13 different species of chickadees.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @270mm f5.3 1/320^th I.S.O. 500)

2017 03 10 – Friends load up their plates with Chinese food from Silver Wok during a fun night of comedy horror movies, we watched Star Ship Troopers and Cabin in the Woods.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f4 1/125^th I.S.O. 2000)

2017 03 11 – A pair of kings sit amongst poker chips during a night of games at a friend’s house. I lost the first round, didn’t play the second and won the third.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @26mm f4 1/15^th I.S.O. 2000)

2017 03 12 – This Crossword Deluxe scratch ticket was not a winner, although I won $20 on the previous ticket.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @25mm f5 1/160^th I.S.O. 2000)

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 09 Photos

2017 Week 09 Photographs

By Corey Lablans Photography

(40^th Week, Year 4 – 1372 days – 1 missed) 

2017 02 27 – The new residential units at the corner of Wellington Street and Brock Street are coming closer to completion. The previous law office of Sir John A. MacDonald has been under construction for several years. Past photographs are on: 2014 05 17 and 2014 12 30

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f22 1/125^th I.S.O. 500) 

2017 02 28 – A northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perches on a branch in a cedar at Lemoine Point Conservation Area. It is sometimes referred to as the redbird or common cardinal.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f7.1 1/200^th I.S.O. 800) 

2017 03 01 – Water flows around some rocks in a stream off Burbrook Road in Kingston, north of highway 401. A few fresh woodchips can be seen on the left rock, what appears to be the recent activity of a beaver. 

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @25mm f16 0.5sec. I.S.O. 640)

2017 03 02 – A great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) perches on top of a fence post at Lemoine Point Conservation Area. The great grey is North America’s longest owl and is sometimes referred to as the Phantom of the North.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @300mm f7.1 1/160^th I.S.O. 800) 

2017 03 03 – A female northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) perches on a branch at Lemoine Point Conservation Area. It is the state bird for seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/320^th I.S.O. 800)

2017 03 04 – Icicles cling to cedar branches along the Lake Ontario shoreline at Lemoine Point Conservation Area. After several warm days, temperatures returned to winter conditions producing the icy shoreline.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f8 0.4sec. I.S.O. 100) 

2017 03 05 – Beautiful colours of the setting sun are seen through our next-door neighbour’s crab apple tree (Malus). Next week we gain one more hour of sunlight in the evening, as the clocks jump forward.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @122mm f8 1/160^th I.S.O. 400)

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com

2017 Week 08 Photos

2017 Week 08 Photographs 

By Corey Lablans Photography

(39^th Week, Year 4 – 1365 days – 1 missed) 

2017 02 20 – The sun shines on our front porch as temperatures remain above 0 degrees Celsius. Temperatures have been well above the seasonal average for the past several days.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f22 1/200^th I.S.O. 200) 

2017 02 21 – The new $6 million Scotiabank branch is almost complete at the corner of Wellington Street and Princess Street in downtown Kingston.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @19mm f8 1/320^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 02 22 – A white-breasted nuthatch perches on a branch at the Lemoine Point Conservation Area in the west-end of Kingston. The nuthatch can move head-first down a tree.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/1000^th I.S.O. 400) 

2017 02 23 – An American kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) enjoys an evening dinner in the west-end of Kingston near Lemoine Point Conservation Area. The kestrel is also known as the windhover, as it can hover in midair while hunting.

(Nikon D7000 w 80-400 f4.5-5.6 @400mm f8 1/250^th I.S.O. 500)

2017 02 24 – Every spring the melting of the snow turns this quiet Wilton river into a fast flowing turbulent river. This is a small branch that is typically a trickle in the summer.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @17mm f16 1/15^th I.S.O. 100)

2017 02 25 – Over the past several days I have been playing an old Playstation 2 game called Turok: Evolution. Turok is a first-person shooter originating from a comic series that started in the 1950’s. The actual video game is based on a more modern version of the comic series, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter launched in 1993.

(Nikon D7000 w 17-35 f2.8 @35mm f4 1/50^th I.S.O. 200)

2017 02 26 – A family portrait of my cousin Matt, along with his wife Jen and their two kids Griff and Gavin at the Fairfield House in Amherstview.

(Nikon D7000 w 70-200 f2.8 @95mm f5 1/640^th I.S.O. 400) 

Thank You

Corey Lablans

cldailyphotos@gmail.com